Angkor Wat in Bangkok’s Grand Palace
Thursday, February 10th, 2011There is a little Angkor Wat miniature model in the Grand Palace (Wat Pra Kaew) in Bangkok. Have you ever wondered why that is? The answer can of course be found when we take a look at the history of Thailand, Angkor Wat and Cambodia. And the Emerald Buddha, which possesses magic powers as many Thai people believe to this very day.

Angkor Wat miniature model in Wat Pra Kaew
The Emerald Buddha was in the possession of the Khmer, and in 1432 the Thai conquered Angkor Wat and took the Emerald Buddha with them.
So in the 20th century, the construction of this miniature model was started as a reminder of how far the Kingdom of Thailand once reached.











Here you can see a Thai temple that is in construction in Thailand.



The Wat Arun in Bangkok (also known as Temple of Dawn or Wat Chaeng) can be seen when you stand at the Chao Phraya river nearly the Wat Pho temple. It’s on the other side of the river (Wat Pho is on the East side of the river, Wat Arun is on the West side of the Chao Phraya River).